The Bohemian Highway and the Bohemian Town

It was raining this morning, but it cleared up and we drove up to Healdsburg, a very nice town in Sonoma. They have a nice square, with cute shops, good restaurants and wine tastings.   Ate at the Healdsburg Bar and Grill, which was disappointing.  I had mushroom soup, which was too much of a good thing, as it had way too much truffle oil in it.  Dan had a Falafel, which was fair, and we splurged on "chorizo corn dogs".

It sounded so unique that I had to try them--they were not especially good!
We then walked around the town, which was really nice.  Decided to drive to Guerneville, see what wineries we saw on the way.  We saw many, many, but did not stop because Dan had taken a Nyquil last night and was so groggy that I was driving.   As the road was full of ESS curves, I did not want to drink either.   Guernville is a town that is on the Russian River, and whenever there is too much rain, it floods.  Indeed, it's been rainy, and we saw quite a bit of water.   This town is sleepy, old fashioned, and very un-yuppy, as are most of the inhabitants.   We think they probably do a lot of smoking and don't mind it when they flooded in.  
We then drove from there to Occidental, on the "Bohemian Highway".  Yes, that is the name of it, and it looks it.  It's not really a highway, it is a 2 lane road, not in good shape, with many bumps and turns on it.  It was, however, beautiful and unique.   Very curvy, with a raging river nearby, and tall, tall Redwoods gracing the sides of the road.  The homes along the way ranged from fairly decent, unique homes to shacks.  It's a fascinating area, very remote and different, definately has it's own character.
Occidental is apparently a small Italian town, with a few family style Italian restaurants.   It is nestled in the hills, seems less remote than Guernville. It's hard to describe these remote and small towns of Sonoma County, so opposite of what one would expect.   Napa is far more progressive, glitzy and yuppified, though we love it too.  Sonoma just has it's own character, and every town seems to even be more unique.
We drove home after that, another very nice day.   I should mention here that we are listening to "A Tale of Two Cities", by Dickens.   The reader is wonderful!  We are enjoying this very much.  It's great to listen to, to get a new sense of what a master writer he was!